Elvis Presley Constipation

Elvis Presley's doctor claims the legendary singer did not die from an irregular heartbeat as first thought, but of an embarrassing case of chronic constipation, FOXNews.com reported.

Dr. George Nichopoulos, who was by Presley's side for the last 12 years of his life and tried to resuscitate him the day he died, has released a book, titled The King and Dr. Nick, revealing his belief that it was chronic constipation that actually killed the King of Rock and Roll in 1977.

Presley was thought to have died, aged 42, from cardiac arrhythmia, possibly brought on by drug dependency, obesity and a weak heart.

"After he died we weren't sure (of the exact cause of death) so I continued to do some research and I had some doctors call me from different places and different med schools that were doing research on constipation," the now-retired Memphis M.D told FOXNews.com's Pop Tarts.

"We didn't realize until the autopsy that his constipation was as bad," the doctor explains of Presley's condition.

"We found stool in his colon which had been there for four or five months because of the poor motility of the bowel."

The doctor says that Presley's bloated appearance was due to his severe constipation.

엘비스 사망원인은 변비

엘리스 프레슬리의 사망원인이 종전에 알고 있던 심장 부정맥이 아닌 만성 변비라고 그의 주치의가 밝혔다.

프레슬리 옆을 12년 간 지킨 조지 니코폴로스 의사는 프레슬리가 죽은 날에도 그를 심폐소생술을 한 사람이다.

프레슬리는 마약과 비만, 약한 심장 등으로 인한 심장 부정맥 때문에 사망한 것으로 알려졌었다.

그러나 그의 담당 의사는 "부검 이후 변비가 매우 심각하다는 것을 알았다"며 "장 안에 대변은 4~5개월 가량 있었던 것 같다"고 설명했다.

이어 프레슬리의 부은 모습도 변비 때문이라고 설명했다.